Virtual world of messaging apps LINE "LINE Play" broke through 4M users

Mobile virtual world "LINE Play" of Japanese popular messaging apps LINE broke through 4 million users.  LINE Play pre-opened November 21, 2012 and grand opened on December 18. They got 1 million users during the period. Furthermore, they broke through 2 million users from grand opening in 1 month. The speed is terrible. Probably it is fastest in the virtual world of Japan.

LINE Play is the cute 2D virtual world. To be frank, there is not the new element. It resemble the virtual world of square views such as Ameba Pigg. However, its UI is optimized for smartphones. They released an English version on February 20 and probably it helped 4 million user breakthroughs.

Let's make gummy of yourself using 3D scanner and 3D printer, and present for girl friend!

The manners and customs of Valentine's Day in Japan are very strange. Women present chocolate to men.

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More curiously, men present some sweets to women on March 15. It is called "White day". The idea of sweets companies succeeded. Japan of February and March is full of sweets.

Then, cafe "FabCafe" in Shibuya which has a laser cutter and 3D printer will hold an workshop event in March. Only a men can participate in it. This matches with an event of last month. They make gummy with 3D scanner and 3D printer this time.

The workshop fee is 6,000 yen(about 65USD). However, it became full in a 1day because it was too popular.

It has been already carried out in the world that making own figure with 3D scanner and 3D printer. However, probably it is only in Japan to making own sweets with 3D scanner and 3D printer. I think that it is interesting that they hold this as a workshop for children.

GREE establishes a fund of the Anime industry with a subsidiary of Yahoo! Japan

I wrote that GREE went into Anime.

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However, they go into Anime industry more. Yahoo!Japan's subsidiary GyaO and GREE establish a company running a fund to invest in anime industry "Future contents partners Co., Ltd." on May 31. The financing ratio is GyaO 50%: GREE 50%.

GyaO provides VOD service and the many animes are included in that. They utilize works created by their investment with more various genres. They may become the social game and  distribute on the internet. Furthermore, they open anime information portal site. However, these are not new.(We can say the red ocean).  Originality is necessary for them challenge.

Gungho's game apps for smartphones Keri-Hime Sweets broke through 2M downloading

Their hit game is not only "Puzzle & Dragons". Gungho's smartphone game "Keri-Hime Sweets"(Kick Princess Sweets) broke through 2M downloading.

Keri-Hime Sweets is a sequel of Keri-Hime quest(This is the popular smartphone game that broke through 2.2M downloading, too). This is the game that combined an RPG and puzzle(his genre is very popular now in Japan). The princess kick vassals and fights against monsters. The game system resembles Angry Birds. However, graphic of this is 3D. And this has many new elements.

The most important points of this are Cute(Kawaii). Princess, vassals, all the monsters are cute. Therefore Gungho held the popularity vote event of vassals for users. As a result, the most popular vassal was Samurai.

In addition, we can enjoy the fashion coordinates of the princess. This is popular with woman users. I think that Gungho sells real goods of Keri-Hime Sweets like Puzzle & Dragons.

Do you want to wearing panties on a face? Then, let's check this apps!

Funny apps team "applica zero" of Japanese apps developer applica released cool camera apps for Android.

This is "Kao Pants Camera(Face Panties Camera)". We can wearing panties on a photos of the face. We can choose the pattern of the panties and can post the this photos in Facebook.

Japan always had a joke that wearing panties on a face.

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However, courage is necessary when we do it. However, we can enjoy it willingly if we use the smartphone application. However, unfortunately Kao Pants Camera has only Android version now. Will App Store authorize this?